Fence-post.



L PICKRELL.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1i 191s.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

F m q o o m 1% 4 q a Q o 2 E k E 1 a 7 JOHN PICKRELL, G LOUISVILLE,KENTUCKY.

FENCE-POST.

wearer.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

Application filed May 7, 1915. Serial No. 26,555.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN PrcnnnLL, a citizenof the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jeffersonand State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Fence- Posts; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The invention relates to improvements in fence posts.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction offence posts and to provide a simple, practically indestructible fencepost of comparatively inexpensive construction adapted to beadvantageously employed in various kinds of fencing and which when usedwith wire fencing will be fireproof.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointedout in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that variouschanges in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention.

In the drawing Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a fence post,and a portion of a fence showing my improved construction, Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view of a fence post and a portion of a difierenttype of fence, Fig. 3 is an elevation partly in section of a fence postconstructed for use in connection with wire fencing. Fig. 4 is ahorizontal sectional View on the line 4.i of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is ahorizontal sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing which is illustrated the preferredembodiment of the invention, 1 designates a channeled concrete fencepost approximately U-shaped in cross section reinforced by galvanizedwire 2 and covered at the top by a cap 3 and at the bottom by a lowersolid portion 4 constituting a solid base portion and adapted to haveembedded therein a rod or member 5 constructed of metal and forming anexterior-1y proecting longitudinally disposed anchoring lug 5 designedfor use in stony or rocky ground where it is impractical to dig postholes. The rod or member 5 which is rigid with the fence post isinserted in a hole drilled or bored in such rocky surfaces and securedin said drilled hole by concrete which is designed to be of a sufficientamount to entirely receive the projecting lug so that the latter willnot rustthrough exposure to the moisture of the ground.

The post is, provided at opposite sides with lugs 6 cast integral withthe post and supporting the adjacent ends of stringers 7 which aresecured by bolts 8 or other suitable fastening devices to the lugs. Thelugs, however, mayconsist of separatepieces embedded in the plasticmaterial of the post and the latter is supported between the lugs by ahorizontal piece 9 consisting of a wooden block and secured to the postby a bolt 10 but any other suitable material may be employed in theconstruction of the part 9. The lugs 6 support the lower stringers ofthe post and the upper stringer 11 is secured to the cap of the post bya bolt 12 or other suitable fastening means and is arranged upon the topof the post as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

In Fig. 2 of the drawing the post is reinforced in its upper portion bya wooden bar or body portion 13 located above the ground and adapted tohave boards 14 nailed to form a board fence, the stringers 7 and 11being adapted to have pickets lt secured to them in the ordinary manneras clearly shown in Fig. 1. The post is preferably provided withopposite lugs 6 to enable stringers to be applied to it, if desired, andit may be equipped with the lug 5. The lug 5 is designed to be omittedwhere it is practical to set the post in post holes.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 3 and a, the post isdesigned to re ceive wire fencing 15 which is secured to the post byhook bolts 16 or other suitable fastening means. The timber 13 to whichthe boards 14 are secured is fastened in the channel of the fence postby the bolts 10 or other suitable fastening devices which are arrangedin the perforations through which pass the fastening means for securingthe wire fencing or fence wires to the post. The wire fencing isarranged at the fiat face or back of the post while the boards and thepickets are located at the open or channel side of the post, and thehorizontal piece 9 is adapted to receive the nails or other fasteningmeans for securing a picket in place should it be necessary to fastenone directly in front of the open side or channel of the post. The fenceposts are preferably tapered but of course they may be molded of anydesired form and as they are practically indestructible they willoutlast wooden boards, pickets, and stringers and may be renewed whennecessary. The solid bottom or base portions of the hollow post renderthe same especially advantageous for use on hilly ground as the postwhen constructed in this manner will be less liable to pull out of theground in low places when the wires are stretched.

It will be seen that the hollow concrete fence post by being reinforcedwith the galvanized wire is light, strong and durable and that as it hasa solid bottom and that it is adapted to have the various kinds offencing applied to it such as pickets,'board's, and woven wire. It willalso be seen that it is equipped with means for enabling it to bereadily mounted in hard stony ground where it is practically impossibleto dig ordinary post holes. Furthermore, the metal rod or member whichforms the projecting lug at the lower end of the post is set in cementor concrete and is protected from the same and prevented from rusting.

What is claimed is p r I V 1, The combination of a hollow concrete fencepost consisting of a channeled 'body having a solid lower portion andprovided with a relatively wide channel extending from the solid lowerportion to the top of the post, said post being provided abovethe solidportion with integral exterior projecting lugs having fiat upper faces,a wooden member extending across the channel between the lugs, a lowerstringer supported upon the upper faces of thelugs, a cap having a flatupper face andfitted on the upper end of the fence post and an upperstringer arranged upon the fiat'top face of the cap. I

'2. The combination of a hollowconcrete fence post consisting of achanneled body having a solidlower portion andprovided with a relativelywide channel extending from the solid lowerportion to the top of thepost, said post being provided above the solid portion with integralexteriorprojecting lugs having fiat upper faces, a wooden memberextending across the channel between the lugs, a cap fitted on the topof the post and fencing having fastening means piercing the post and thewooden member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN PIOKRELL. Witnesses:

J. T. WELLMAN, N. E. HEINSHEIMER.

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